Dalit girl raped by 4 youths in Alwar

ALWAR: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by four youths under the limits of NEB police station on Wednesday. The minor girl’s parents in their complaint to the police alleged that a tenant living in their house, and three of his friends raped their daughter at about 2am on Wednesday.

“The parents in their complaint said that a youth lived in a separate portion of their house on rent for a long time. The tenants’ friends, according to parents , frequent visitors to their portion of the house rented to the named accused. On Wednesday at 2am, the accused and his three friends abducted the girls and took them to their room,” the official said, adding that the trio beat-up the girl and then took turns to her.

“The family was out somewhere else and she was alone at the home when the incident took place,” the official said, adding that when the parents returned home they found their daughter frightened and in the state of shock.

“We have filed a case based on the complaint given by the parents, the tenant has been identified while three of his friends are unidentified and efforts are being made to arrest them,” the official said, adding that a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act has been filed by the police.

The investigation has been handed over to a deputy SP (DSP) level official. “We would record the minor’s statements, she has identified one accused that is the tenant and lived in their house. We are making attempts to identify and arrest his friends too,” the official told TOI.